Why a frog from Columbia found in a bouquet of roses in England, sparked biosecurity research paper. Reptiles are reportedly travelling into Northern Europe inside potted plants. Tech & Science Daily speak to senior researcher Dr Silviu Petrovan, from the Department of Zoology at the University of Cambridge, about the impacts this has.

US President Joe Biden 'leaving TikTok ban decision to President-elect Donald Trump'.

Also in this episode:

• Nintendo Switch 2 reveal, with The London Standard's gaming reporter Saqib Shah.
• The toxic air from fires in Los Angeles. Mark Blunden speaks to resident Kenia Alcocer, an organiser at Union de Vecinos, part of the Los Angeles Tenants Union.
• Space X Starship explodes minutes after launch from Texas forcing airlines to alter course

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New Glenn rocket carries first Blue Ring Vehicle prototype able to transform to perform multiple tasks in space, and deliver three-ton payloads.

Will the CEO of TikTok attend Trump’s inauguration?

Apprentice star Tim Campbell MBE on why, amid the rise of artificial intelligence, a technical education for young people is crucial.

Also in this episode:

• Ten minutes of mindfulness meditation ‘can reduce work stress’
• ‘Girl power’ in Iron Age Britain
• How one man could tackle Mount Everest in a week...

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Analysis of the US supreme court TikTok ban case over security concerns - with The London Standard’s science and technology editor, Will Hosie.

Plus, online star Adam McIntyre, who has over one million followers across his social media platforms, on the loss of income and memories if the video app is forced to close down.

It follows reports Tesla, X and SpaceX boss Elon Musk was in talks to buy TikTok’s US operations - something the Chinese ByteDance-owned firm denies.

Also a thanks to Dr Mark Kennedy, director of Imperial’s Data Science Institute.

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Sir Keir Starmer has set out the government’s AI Opportunities Action Plan, with aims to boost the UK economy. Tech & Science Daily is joined by Dr Mark Kennedy, associate professor of strategy and organisational behaviour at Imperial College Business School.

New technology for Parkinson’s patients approved for use in the UK and EU, with neurologist Dr Martijn Beudel from the Department of Neurology in Amsterdam University Medical Centre.

Blue Origin postpones launching New Glenn rocket from Florida due to ‘last-minute issues’.

Also in this episode:

• LA wildfires: death toll rises to 24 as forecasters issue new wind warning.
• The 21-year-old rower aiming to be the youngest person and first woman to cross from Europe to South America.
• TikTok’s Claudia Winkleman caricature cake video goes viral.

Dr Mark Kennedy is also director of Imperial’s Data Science Institute.

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Dr Mark Sutton tells Tech & Science Daily that a recent discovery of two rare ancient fossils has unlocked an understanding of life on Earth before dinosaurs existed. But why the rock star names?

TikTok Supreme Court hearing: what next for social media app in the US?

Death toll from Los Angeles fires rises to 10.

Click this link to hear our interview with a climate scientist who specialises on the mountain winds fanning the flames.

Also in this episode:

• Defence committee: ‘MoD must learn from Ukraine and embrace AI’
• Could seeing friends regularly help prevent heart disease?
• Duchess of Sussex back on Netflix...and Instagram ahead of new show, With Love, Meghan - we're joined by The London Standard's India Block.

DR Mark Sutton is from the Department of Earth Science and Engineering at Imperial College London.

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More than 130,000 people in California were ordered to evacuate as dry, hurricane-force winds hindered firefighters and spread the blazes. We hear from Dr Ella Gilbert, climate scientist of the British Antarctic Survey, who specialises in the impact of mountain winds.

Reactions to Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg’s plan to end Facebook fact-checking

How long do people live after dementia diagnosis?

Also in this episode:

• E-cigarettes ‘are four times more profitable for convenience stores than tobacco’, according to researchers at the University of Edinburgh.
• Robot-guided “smart biopsy” technique tested on UK patients - could this one day end invasive operations?
• CES 2025: air purifier for your pet cat

For all the latest news head to standard.co.uk.

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The fire has forced the evacuation of 30,000 residents of Pacific Palisades, home to stars including Ben Affleck, and Tom Hanks.

Why HMPV is not another Covid-19 pandemic with Dr Chris Smith of The Naked Scientists (which grew in popularity during the pandemic) and a medical consultant specialising in clinical microbiology and virology at Cambridge University. 

David ​L. Shrier, ​Professor ​of ​Practice ​in ​AI ​and ​Innovation ​with ​Imperial ​College ​London business school, joins us from CES 2025 in Las Vegas for more Nvidia updates.

Also in this episode:

• Was the explosion of a Tesla Cybertruck outside Trump hotel planned 'using generative AI’?
• Scientists believe just one cup of coffee in the morning leads to better heart health
• Less grey seal pups born at popular coastal breeding ground

For the latest news head to standard.co.uk

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...Including most powerful processor, the GeForce RTX 5090, plus new AI gaming chips. EU leaders react to Elon Musk’s outbursts over UK child grooming gangs ahead of elections. Scientists unlock secrets of Earth’s climate past, with lead researcher Dr Hanna Jurikova, senior research fellow at St Andrews’ School of Earth and Environmental Sciences.

Also in this episode:

• Powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake kills at least 95 in western China
• GMB’s Dr Hilary Jones on dangers of ultra processed foods
• Paperclip-sized chameleon on conservationists’ 2025 watchlist

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Chief political correspondent, Rachael Burford, on Sir Keir Starmer’s response to Elon Musk - and why the Tesla boss has targeted Britain.

CES 2025: Nvidia, Samsung AI assistants - if you fancy a real-time recipe on a cooking show - and the robot cat that can cool down your coffee.

British woman receives first liver transplant for stage four bowel cancer

Also in this episode:

• Is a common virus behind Alzheimer’s in some patients?
• Korean scientists believe small satellites could capture better understanding of supermassive black holes
• Brazilian nun becomes world’s oldest living person at 117

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The Met Office’s Alex Deakin on the latest weather warning news, UK snow warning and the impact of rare freezing rain.

Former deputy PM Sir Nick Clegg steps down as Meta’s chief global affairs officer.

Are nanoplastics impairing the effect of antibiotics? Tech & Science Daily is joined by Professor Lukas Kenner and PhD student Nikola Zlatkov to discuss the study.

Also in this episode:

• Has Nintendo’s Switch 2 core hardware been leaked?
• UK low-cost airline cuts paint coats to save weight & fuel costs
• Undersea wilderness ‘being lost’ in Scotland’s coastal waters
• Works such as Hitchcock’s first ‘talkie’ Blackmail and a Popeye classic among US copyrights expiring in 2025.

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